Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-05

terms the good which young ladies
might do and ought to do in this
work, and the great influence for good
which they can exert, she called for
names 10 form young ladies' union,
to which there was q liberal response.
A union will at once be organized OF
those whose hearts are in the work and
who do not intend that 1t shall be o
failure.
LAST NIGHT.
The spacious lecture-room Of Broad
Street church was crowded last night to
hear the address of Miss Willard.
Rev. Mr.. Drew, ID. d., Rev. j. @.
Reid, Rev. A. F.. Dickinson, ID. d.,
Mrs. e. l.. Comstock, and Mrs. William
II. Peasants we're in the chancel Rev.
DR.. Pollard presided. The exercises
were opened by singing and reading of
the scriptures by Rev. Mr.. Reid. Rev.
DIR. Drew then led in fervent prayer
for the success not only of this meet
ing. but Of the cause in which behalf it
was called. After more singing from
the Gospel Hymns, DR.. Pollard, in fit
ting remarks, introduced the speaker.
Miss Willard commenced by saying
that seven years ago she stood before a
Richmond audience, and could she then
have seen what has been accomplished
in that time she would have rejoiced
She gave a brief review of what had
been done in the different States Of the
Union in destroying the traffic in
ardent spirits. "The reform is royal,
and commands the sympathies of all
thinking men. 1t is Gods battle-hour.
fwenty-seven of the thirty-eight
States have a law requiring scientific
Temperance instructions 10y books
especially prepared by the Womans
Christian Temperance Union. The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
has grown in that time from 10000 to
200, 600.
The speaker said that she had been
in every city of 10000 inhabitants and
over, and in every one of them there
was a union doing their work in all the
various departments of their order.
She remarked that the woman known
in all the land-the wife of the Presi-
dent-was an ardent advocate of tenn
perance. The women all over the
world are coming into the ranks. In
far-off Japan and the isles of the
sea" they are coming into the work.
She then eloquently described the effect
of alcohol upon the brain, presenting
statistics from the life-insurance tables
to show that total abstainers had
a longer average of life than even
the moderate drinker, to say no
thing of the drunkard. An ora
tor, OF recent commencement
at West Point, told the cadets that il
they ever wanted TO wear epaulettes on
their shoulders they must let beer alone.
She then gave other instances to show
the rapid strides that the idea of total
abstinence is making in all parts of the
land Asan instance, she cited the fact
that in 1912 the General Conference Of
the Methodist Church voted down &
resolution condemning ministers who
sold Intoxicating liquors as beverage,
but now that denomination stands il
the foremost of the battle for sobriety.
Canon Farrar told knot of Harwood
College students that it was simply
humane pity that made him a temper
ance-m man.
After giving in glowing thought thC
work that the women of the land were
called on to do, she closed 10y statinl
the progress which the women had al
ready made in Virginia, and asked fol
help and helpers to carry it on to com
plete success.
Miss Willard speaks in conversations
tones, but often in most eloquent terms
She is rich in illustration, and was very
apt in her use of this method of en-
forcing her argument. She is very
fuent-never lacking for word to ex
press her ideas, always clear in her ar
glments, and explicit i'll stating hel
points.
DR.. Pollard stated that collection
would be taken up for the work in this
State. incidentally, he paid tribut,
to Mrs. Peasants, saying that not only
in the temperance work, but in nj
Christian labors, he had found this mos
excellent lady active and helpful-ready
al all times to aid in any Christian
work
MRS. CoMsToCK.
Mrs. f. l.. Comstock made few re-
marks, stating that she would remair
here for few weeks longer, and hoped
to have the opportunity to speak to {
Richmond audience on temperance.
Quite number of persons signed
the pledge which was handed around
The meeting was closed with tht
benediction by DR.. Dickinson.